15 July 2025
The Athenaeum Lecture: The Changing Face of the City
Read the annual Athenaeum Lecture by Sir Charles Saumarez Smith, former Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, as delivered on Monday 14th July.
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15 July 2025
Navigating Building Safety and Compliance
The NLA Technical Panel met in June to discuss building safety, client duties, Gateway 2, and public housing, aiming to improve compliance, clarity, and future best practice guidance.
Read moreRetail & Hospitality
15 July 2025
The Future of London’s High Streets: Identity, Investment and Inclusion
Reflections from a recent NLA–AtkinsRéalis roundtable on London’s high street futures, highlighting identity, inclusive growth, flexible planning, and culture-led, data-driven regeneration.
Read moreTall Buildings
15 July 2025
Restoring the Balcony to its Rightful Place in the Residential Tower
Maurits Honée, Country Manager for Lumon makes the case for reimagined, usable balconies as one way to make living at height more attractive, and to add value.
Read moreHousing
09 July 2025
Insights on Housing Quality, Policy and Progress
The NLA Housing Panel explored LLDC’s pioneering POE work, the London Plan consultation, and the AA4AH campaign—pushing for better housing policy, delivery, and design in London.
Read moreCulture
09 July 2025
Embedding Culture in Development: Toward a Practical Toolkit for London
The NLA Culture Panel is developing a Cultural Toolkit to help developers embed culture meaningfully in London’s growth—bridging gaps between planning, policy, and creative communities.
Read moreRetail & Hospitality
09 July 2025
NLA Special Interest Group on Hospitality
Simon Bird of LOM introduces NLA’s new Hospitality SIG, exploring how hotels activate streets, foster community, and set the standard for dynamic, flexible, people-first urban spaces.
Read moreEducation & Health
09 July 2025
Key Lessons on the Future of Educational Spaces and Community Integration
NLA’s Expert Panel on Education recently convened for their second meeting of the year. Chair, Cora Kwiatkowski of Stride Treglown, summarises key lessons on the future of educational spaces
Read moreHousing
09 July 2025
Building Better, Smarter and More Inclusive Homes
KPF’s John Bushell outlines why Labour’s housing pledge must go beyond numbers—calling for better homes, diverse tenures, and global ideas to create places where people truly thrive.
Read more08 July 2025
Five minutes with... Jamie Smith
David Taylor meets Related Argent’s Jamie Smith to talk about housing targets, viability, the building safety act, and how people are reacting to their new homes at Brent Cross Town.
Read more08 July 2025
Reflections from Opportunity London’s NYC Delegation
From climate hubs to housing finance, LCA's Jonny Popper reflects on what London can learn from New York City —and why collaboration across sectors is key.
Read more08 July 2025
On the Street: Celebrating 20 years of NLA
Read the speeches as delivered at our 20th anniversary party, where we brought together familiar faces from across our network and the NLA team, past and present, to celebrate 20 years.
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